inside that Fourth trip to Israel Since the country began a military operation in Gaza in response to Hamas attacks on October 7,United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken is leaving impulse this friday time Benjamin Netanyahu government agree “a A series of brief pauses in these military operations in Gaza to give permission hostage release And humanitarian aid distribution, As sources from the Joe Biden administration explained to ‘The New York Times’.
According to these sources, the cuts will be as follows: is limited in terms of time and place. They would have the dual purpose of assisting in the release of hostages and creating a route for the delivery and distribution of aid to the residents of the Strip. Americans’ concern is to ensure that aid trucks are not at risk from shelling or fighting on the ground, and that Palestinians feel safe leaving their homes to collect water or food.
This commitment to humanitarian pauses is already more than a week visible US government speech. That’s the idea Washington expressed in a resolution it tried but failed to get approved by the UN Security Council last week. And the idea was publicly and personally supported by Biden for the first time on Wednesday; Biden responded after being interrupted at a campaign event in Minneapolis by a rabbi who urged him to ask for a ceasefire:“I think we need to take a break.”. HE Netanyahu government did not respond to these statements.
Biden attributed the possible pause to the “release of prisoners”, referring to the more than 200 hostages held by Hamas. It was also known that he managed to get Netanyahu to stop the bombings on October 20 in order to secure the release of the two Americans, and that he was negotiating with Abdel Fatta el Sisi and Israel about opening the Rafah crossing for the entry of humanitarian aid. relief and exit of strangers and wounded. As Biden confirmed this Thursday, 74 American citizens took this step and left Gaza or dual citizenship.
Washington’s basic stance, which affirms its “unbreakable” alliance with Israel, provides it with political, economic and military support, and insists on its “right and duty to defend itself” has not changed. Biden and his government still have not called for a ceasefire, which they say would help Hamas. Last week, the United States voted against a resolution approved by the UN General Assembly calling for a “reconsideration.”immediate, permanent and sustainable humanitarian ceasefire”.
pressure rise
However, both international and national pressure on Biden is increasing Humanitarian crisis worsens In besieged Gaza, where food, water, medicine and fuel have run out, Innocent victims of Israeli operationStrip has already been separated, according to health ministry figures (which Biden questions but are considered reliable globally) more than 9,000 The latest bombing at the Yabalia refugee camp included over a hundred deaths.
Just before you board the plane that will take you to Israel, Blinking He assured that the agenda of the meeting with the Netanyahu government will also include discussions on this issue. “concrete steps can be given for this minimizing harm to civilians“, despite Did not want to give further details.